Gracie & New England Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Gracie & New England Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Broomstick Ledges near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 620 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gracie & New England Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 182–540 ft
Out & Back · Broomstick Ledges
Trailhead: connector · 41.37101, -72.70395
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Race Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Bee Line, heading N.
- 50 ftReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Gracie, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.6 mi · loop · via New England Trail
- 3 mi · loop · via New England Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
More from connector Trailhead
- Race Hill Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- White Cross Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Purple Trail via New England Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- White Circle Trail & White Trail via New England Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 389 ft
- Race Hill Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Race Hill Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 179 ft
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